Department
Harris School Pre-Docs, Temps and Non-Student Research Assistants
About the Department
Job Summary
The ideal candidate will have core interests in human behavior/decision-making particularly as it applies to business strategy, and/or organizational decision-making. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Professor James Robinson.
Responsibilities
Assists in managing the research effort.
Assists in planning, conducting, and analysis of semi-structured interviews.
Prepares, cleans, and analyzes interview and survey data.
Contributes to the preparation of high-quality journal articles and presents results at conferences and stakeholder events.
Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
Maintains recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases; and providing general administrative support. Has general awareness in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline by the time the position begins, including but not limited to psychology, marketing, behavioral economics, decision science, organizational behavior, management studies, business.
Master’s degree in the above fields and/or relevant work experience.
Experience:
Conducting interviews and survey research.
Analyzing the resulting data.
Familiarity conducting randomized survey experiments.
Creating compelling data visualizations of information and results, and using econometric methods.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
Proficiency in leading statistical packages (e.g., STATA, R, SPSS).
Programming qualtrics surveys.
Preferred Competencies
Professional/academic level English language skills, both written and verbal.
Excellent organizational and time management skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team.
Working Conditions
Position will be located in Chicago, IL.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Cover Letter summarizing your qualifications, areas of expertise, research interests, career goals, and a statement of how you meet the qualifications described above (required)
Two References Contact Information (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Role Impact
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Drug Test Required
Health Screen Required
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
Pay Rate Type
FLSA Status
Pay Range
The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
Benefits Eligible
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.
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